The same went for this cobalt Hardware Togo Birkin 35 cm, a leather, pre-owned bag circa 2011. It had an original price of $16,500 and a sale price of $16,499.97.

A Birkin bag was snapped up at Christie's for £162,500 - smashing the asking price of between £70,000 and £90,000. The sale makes the bag the second-most expensive sold at auction in Europe.

It’s no secret that a Hermès Birkin bag is a highly covetable accessory. Savvy investors are still on the hunt to collect the most unique models out there. Case in point: a 2015 Himalaya niloticus crocodile Birkin 35 bag sold for £162,500 at Christie’s in London this week – exceeding its predicted sales price of £70-90,000.

How Jane Birkin inspired the capacious saddle-stitched status symbol worn on the arms of A-List celebrities today — and why the bag’s prices have been soaring. CNN values your feedback 1.

Hermès Birkin bags, which start at $40,000 a pop and can run up to $500,000, are being cut up and turned into Birkenstock sandals, thanks to the same company behind the holy water-filled Jesus Shoes.

The Birkin is available in various sizes – 25 cm, 30 cm, 35 cm and 40 cm – and is crafted from the customer’s selected material, including calf leather, lizard, crocodile and ostrich skins.

The expensive bag outpaced both the S&P 500 and the price of gold in the last 35 years. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe ... They say that the annual return on a Birkin was 14.2 ...

For luxury lovers, Mack is something of a Birkin matchmaker. “I was hooked from the first time I went into his shop,” socialite and Max Pawn regular Ivana Walborn, 68, told The Post.

How Jane Birkin inspired the capacious saddle-stitched status symbol worn on the arms of A-List celebrities today — and why the bag’s prices have been soaring.